riṅgit

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Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Affixed gigit (“to bite”) +‎ -in- (“passive voice”) +‎ -er-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gitgit (“to nibble, chew at”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /riŋ.ɡɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɡɪt
  • Hyphenation: ring‧git

Noun[edit]

riṅgit

  1. figure
  2. wayang figure
  3. wayang performance

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Javanese: ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit)

Further reading[edit]

  • "riṅgit" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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